IT’S ON! Conservative Commentator SUES YouTube in Free-Speech Case

It’s no secret that conservative videos have been targeted on YouTube. One bro has had enough. He’s fighting back.

Dennis Prager, (whose videos we’ve featured here on ClashDaily,) is slapping back at YouTube for censoring his Prager University videos.

Prager University, a nonprofit that produces short, educational videos from conservative perspectives, is suing YouTube and its parent company, Google, claiming the tech giant is illegally censoring some of its content as part of a wider effort to silence conservative voices.

A lawsuit filed Monday evening in federal court in San Francisco says YouTube’s more than 30 million visitors a day make the site so elemental to free speech in the digital age that it should be treated as a public forum.
Source: Wall Street Journal

YouTube has demonetized videos by conservatives but seems to have a particular hate on for conservative talk show host, Dennis Prager.

Last October, 21 Prager U videos were categorized as ‘Potentially Objectionable Content’ and only available in Restricted Mode — unavailable to those under 18. That represented approximately 10 percent of their vidoes.

Prager U initially posted an online petition to fight the censorship.

YouTube is censoring 21 PragerU videos! We've worked quietly behind the scenes for months to resolve this, but YouTube's…

The group has created a petition to get YouTube to stop the censorship, and has already received more than 20,000 signatures. The 21 videos account for 10 percent of PragerU’s video collection, and include videos asking: “Are the Police Racist?” “Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College?” and “Is America Racist?”

PragerU, or Prager University, is the brainchild of radio host Dennis Prager, and offers short, five-minute videos about a range of topics presented from a Judeo-Christian and conservative perspective. The videos use slick graphics and statistics to summarize complex issues such as racism and foreign policy.

Consider as well, if the ‘Restricted’ designation is applied to videos that don’t actually violate the clearly stated YouTube content standards, then it must be the censorship of the ideas in the videos. This is a breach of contract on YouTube’s part as it is no longer a platform for all people, just the ones that agree with their ideology.

Many conservatives have also questioned whether the YouTube ‘Trending’ list has been politicized, as there are conservative videos that get millions of views that don’t make it on the list while The Young Turks — a leftist ‘Resist’ channel is almost a staple on there with their tens of thousands of views.

With Prager U videos following the guidelines — upholding their end of the agreement, while YouTube restricts access to their videos — a clear violation on their part, no wonder Dennis Prager is making a legal challenge.

Don’t forget, YouTube is doing nothing to restrict content to ‘Queer Kid Stuff’ — a self-described LGBTQ+ channel for preschool kids. As a matter of fact, it’s available on YouTube Kids App.

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ClashDaily's Associate Editor since August 2016.
Self-described political junkie, anti-Third Wave Feminist, and a nightmare to the 'intersectional' crowd. Mrs. Walker has taken a stand against 'white privilege' education in public schools. She's also an amateur Playwright, occasional Drama teacher, and staunch defender of the Oxford comma.
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